John Mabry’s Nebraska Volleyball (Nebraska, 2023) is the perfect book to pick up during the Husker Volleyball season! Be sure to mark your calendars for some upcoming events celebrating this new book.

Nebraska Volleyball: The Origin Story is the first book to recount how volleyball took hold at Nebraska, through Pat Sullivan, the team’s first coach; through such early figures as Cathy Noth, a decorated player and later an assistant coach into the 1990s; through Terry Pettit, who coached the team for twenty-three seasons and led it to its first National Championship in 1995; and through John Cook, who took over as head coach in 2000.

Check out the list of upcoming events below:

Champions Club (Lincoln, NE) welcomes John Mabry on August 30, 2023 to celebrate Nebraska Volleyball during Volleyball Day at 2:30 p.m.

The Press Box (Lincoln, NE) welcomes John Mabry on September 12, 2023 to celebrate his new book from 5:30-7:30 p.m. before the Stanford game. Mabry will be joined by former Nebraska volleyball player, Kathi (DeBoer) Wieskamp. Learn more about the event here!

UNL Bookstore (Lincoln, NE) welcomes John Mabry on September 16, 2023 to discuss Nebraska Volleyball from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Mabry will be joined by former Nebraska volleyball players Kate (Crnich) Riggins and Lisa (Reitsma) Rautenberg, members of the ’95 national championship team, along with Tonia (Tauke) Dorn.

Best of Big Red-Haymarket (Lincoln, NE) welcomes John Mabry on September 22, 2023 to celebrate his new book from 1-2:30 p.m. before the Ohio State game.

White Elm (Lincoln, NE) welcomes John Mabry on October 7, 2023 to celebrate his new book while watching the Huskers take on Michigan from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mabry will be joined by a few former Nebraska volleyball players. Learn more about the event here!

Unadilla Community Library (Unadilla, NE) welcomes John Mabry on November 18, 2023 for a book signing and discussion at 10:00am-Noon. Mabry will be joined by special guest, Kathy Drewes, #32 from the original 1972 team. Learn more about the event here!

Francie & Finch (Lincoln, NE) welcomes John Mabry on November 18, 2023 to discuss Nebraska Volleyball at 4:30 p.m. Mabry will be joined by former Nebraska volleyball players, Kathi (DeBoer) Wieskamp and Jan Zink. Learn more about the event here!

The Bookworm (Omaha, NE) welcomes John Mabry on November 19, 2023 to discuss his new book from 1-3:00 p.m. Learn more about the event here!

John Mabry was the sports editor for the Lincoln Journal Star from 1997 to 2007. During that time he helped cover the Husker volleyball team at five NCAA Final Fours. He has written more than five hundred features for the Journal Star and its niche publications and is the author of Heart Felt: The Jenna Cooper Story. Jordan Larson led the Husker volleyball team to the NCAA National Championship in 2006 and led the U.S. women’s team to an Olympic gold medal in 2021.